Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia

A podcast by Slate Podcasts - Saturdays

Categories:

155 Episodes

  1. The British Are Charting Edition Part 2

    Published: 4/28/2023
  2. The British Are Charting Edition Part 1

    Published: 4/15/2023
  3. Raise Your Glass Edition Part 2

    Published: 3/24/2023
  4. Raise Your Glass Edition Part 1

    Published: 3/11/2023
  5. A Little Love and Some Tenderness Edition Part 2

    Published: 2/25/2023
  6. A Little Love and Some Tenderness Edition Part 1

    Published: 2/11/2023
  7. Thinking About Tomorrow Edition Part 2

    Published: 1/28/2023
  8. Thinking About Tomorrow Edition Part 1

    Published: 1/14/2023
  9. Hits of the Year Edition Part 2

    Published: 12/30/2022
  10. Decoder Ring: The New Age Hit Machine

    Published: 12/26/2022
  11. Hits of the Year Edition Part 1

    Published: 12/16/2022
  12. Angry Young Men Edition Part 2

    Published: 12/3/2022
  13. Angry Young Men Edition Part 1

    Published: 11/19/2022
  14. Give Up the Funk Edition Part 2

    Published: 10/28/2022
  15. Give Up the Funk Edition Part 1

    Published: 10/15/2022
  16. At Last, My Legacy Has Come Along Edition Part 2

    Published: 9/30/2022
  17. At Last, My Legacy Has Come Along Edition Part 1

    Published: 9/17/2022
  18. Still Billy Joel to Me Part 2

    Published: 8/26/2022
  19. Still Billy Joel to Me Part 1

    Published: 8/12/2022
  20. Point of No Return Part 2

    Published: 7/29/2022

2 / 8

What makes a song a smash? Talent? Luck? Timing? All that—and more. Chris Molanphy, pop-chart analyst and author of Slate’s “Why Is This Song No. 1?” series, tells tales from a half-century of chart history. Through storytelling, trivia and song snippets, Chris dissects how that song you love—or hate—dominated the airwaves, made its way to the top of the charts and shaped your memories forever.